Document, a land indenture, transferring ownership of a lot to Thomas Johnson and Lancelot Jacques. In 1770 the Carrolls and their friends laid out another city, Carrollsburg, just south of Jenkins Hill (which would soon become Capitol Hill), but...

Leaflet dated March 31, 1800 published by Alexander Contee Hanson, Chancellor of Maryland, to the people of Maryland. The leaflet is a defense against some calumnies that resulted from Hanson's decision in the legal case of Joshua Johnson vs....

Letter dated May 17, 1790 from Alexander Contee Hanson to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Hanson, a prominent politician and a lawyer from Maryland, is asking Johnson for his opinion regarding an unspecified case.

Letter dated February 7, 1792 from Daniel Carroll to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Carroll expresses his apprehensions over the hearings concerning plans for Washington, D.C., as L'Enfant's friends Roberdeau and Walker have already traveled to...

Letter dated March 3, 1792 from Daniel Carroll to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Carroll refers to a conflict between the Commissioners of the Federal City and Major L'Enfant, the designer and planner of the new capital.

Letter dated November 11, 1788 from Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Jenifer, a prominent politician from Maryland, refers to the selection of Johnson on November 10, 1788 to become the next governor of Maryland (he...

Letter dated June 23, 1795 from Edmund Randolph to Federal City Commissioners Scott and Thornton. In this letter, a "true copy" made by George Taylor, Jr., Chief Clerk of the State Department, Edmund Randolph, President Washington's Secretary of...

Letter dated May 17, 1795 from George Washington to Daniel Carroll. In this letter, which is indicated to be a copy of the original, Washington alludes to a dispute that arose regarding the Greenleaf contract and speculations concerning land lots...

Letter dated April 20, 1788 from George Washington to Thomas Johnson concerning issues related to ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Washington appeals to Johnson, just before the Maryland Convention, to use his power and...

Letter dated August 26, 1795 from George Washington to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Washington refers to an earlier letter sent to Thomas Johnson that unexpectedly was delayed by the Post Office, so he urges Johnson to send a reply by an express...

Letter dated July 5, 1795 from George Washington to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Washington replies to a recent letter sent to him by Thomas Johnson, where the latter brought up a dispute between the new commissioners of the Federal City,...

Letter dated January 23, 1792 from Jacob Welsh to an unknown addressee. The letter, probably written to Thomas Johnson, who at the time was one of the commissioners in charge of building Federal City, presents Jacob Welsh's ideas on how to obtain a...

Letter dated March 15, 1792 from Justice James Iredell to Justice Thomas Johnson. In this letter Justice Iredell voices his opposition to a decision that eliminated the idea of a rotation for justices of the Supreme Court, who at the time rode a...

Letter dated October 17, 1768 from James Marshall to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Marshall, an agent for the John Glassford and Co. store in Piscataway, Maryland, discusses legal proceedings apparently being taken care of by Thomas Johnson.

Letter probably written in 1777 from John F. Mercer to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Mercer praises Johnson on the occasion of his appointment as governor of Maryland. Johnson was elected the state's first governor in 1777 and served until 1779.

Letter dated April 12, 1800 from John Hoskins Stone to Thomas Johnson. In this letter Stone refers to certain lots that Johnson was interested in obtaining. Stone plans to meet Johnson in Georgetown regarding the issue but complains about his...

Letter dated February 20, 1792 from John Hoskins Stone, a member of the Maryland state Executive Council and a future governor of Maryland, to Thomas Johnson, asking him for his advice and opinion regarding his (Stone's) qualifications and...

Letter dated March 12, 1792 from John Jay to Thomas Johnson. In this letter John Jay apologizes for not responding sooner and for missing a meeting of the Supreme Court. Jay then discusses a problem with the circuit court arrangements as set down...